Thigpen was making his mark as a dangerous and dependable kickoff and punt returner. His 27.4 yards-per-return average on 38 kickoffs tied him with Cleveland’s Josh Cribbs for third in the league among those with 20 or more returns and his 12.2 yards-per-return on 26 punts ranked sixth among those with at least 10 punt returns.

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“My goal is to get at least seven returns for touchdowns on kick returns and punt returns combined,” said Thigpen, who also hopes to see an expanded role as a running back and slot receiver. “I want to do something that’s never been done before and anything’s possible. So I’m working towards that right now and I’ve put on maybe six or seven pounds. I’m up to 200 right now and my goal is to be the starting running back for this team.”